by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Humanities, social sciences, Culture, Education, Future, Productivity, Values
This Week I started reading Walter Isaacson's new book, «Elon Musk.» Without a doubt, Isaacson is one of my favorite authors. He wrote the biographies of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci, which offered me an intimate glimpse into the lives of two of the...
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Humanities, social sciences, Collaboration, Culture, Education, Success, Happiness, Future, Habits, Motivation, Values, Vulnerability
What I Am Reading This week, my reading focused on human greatness. And to remember, celebrate, and further solidify it in my consciousness, I reread two classics: «Man's Search for Meaning» by Viktor Frankl and «The Hero with a Thousand Faces» by Joseph Campbell. ...
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Humanities, social sciences, Conference, Culture, Education, Workshop Exercise, Success, Habits, Innovation, Leadership, Motivation
This blog was inspired by the designer of the iPod, iPhone, and Nest, Tony Fadell. Reading the section on ”assholes” in his new book “Build,” I loved how clearly he described them, and it reminded me of an incident in my life that helped put it all into context. The...
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Chatting with Mac, Humanities, social sciences, Creativity, Culture, Education, Energy, Spirituality, Success, Happiness, Leadership
Today I want to address the topic of authenticity, of embracing our greatness and being whole. And talk about the price we have to pay for being ourselves. On many occasions, we get lost in the mundane, thinking that by imitating and merging with the trends, we are following...
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Chatting with Mac, Humanities, social sciences, Conference, Culture, Success, Leadership, Marketing, Networking, Social Media
Today I want to talk to you about personal marketing and share some lessons I've learned along the way. As a basic principle, to be a magnet, you must feel that what you're offering is so valuable that if they don't buy it, you're actually hurting them....
by Mac Kroupensky | Embrace your greatness, Chatting with Mac, Humanities, social sciences, Collaboration, Conference, Creativity, Culture, Education, Job, Success, Leadership, Management, Productivity
The word bureaucracy comes from the French “bureau,” meaning «desk,» and “cratie,” meaning «power» or «government.» It refers to the absolute power that the King of France exercised from his desk during the 18th century. Without a doubt, bureaucracy has been a part...
